Amphicarpum

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Amphicarpum
Amphicarpum muehlenbergianum.jpg
Amphicarpum muehlenbergianum
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Supertribe: Panicodae
Tribe: Paniceae
Subtribe:
Genus: Amphicarpum
Kunth[1]
Type species

(syn of A. amphicarpon)
Kunth

Amphicarpum (common name maidencane)[2] is a genus of North American plants in the grass family, found only in the eastern United States.[3][4]

Description[]

Amphicarpum is mostly found in the Northeast and Southeast United States. [5] It is usually found in wetlands near rivers and lakes. The grass has two types of flowers, one aerial type and the an underground type which self-fertilizes. [6]

Species[7][8]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Kunth, Karl Sigismund 1829. Révision des Graminées 1(2): 28
  2. ^ United States Department of Agriculture, Plants Profile, Amphicarpum Kunth, maidencane
  3. ^ Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. (2008). "The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references". The Grass Genera of the World. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
  4. ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  5. ^ "Amphicarpum". County-level distribution maps from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.
  6. ^ "Amphicarpum amphicarpon". Go Botany. New England Wildflower Society. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  7. ^ Kewe World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  8. ^ The Plant List search for Amphicarpum

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